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Taina Elg

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Actor 1930–2025 On stage 19701982

Taina Elisabeth Elg (9 March 1930 – 15 May 2025) was a Finnish and American actress and dancer. She appeared on stage, television and in film.

On stage 5 productions, 12 years

1970 Look to the Lilies Lunt-Fontanne Theatre · Original · directed by Joshua Logan 25 perf.
1974 Where’s Charley? Circle In The Square Theatre · Revival · directed by Theodore Mann 76 perf.
1979 Strider Helen Hayes Theatre · Original · directed by Lynne Gannaway 214 perf.
1979 The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Buddy Schwab 1 perf.
1982 Nine 46th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Tommy Tune 729 perf.

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Worked with more than once2 names

Raul Julia 2 productions
Pamela Burrell 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking.

In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Raul Julia, Karen Akers, Shelly Burch, Taina Elg, Lilianne Montevecchi, Anita Morris, Kathi Mossebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • starring Shirley Booth and Al Freeman, Jr. with Titos Vandis, Taina Elg, Carmen Alvarez, and Patti Run opened March 29, 1970theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt
  • : replaced Eileen Heckart) with Taina Elg, Patricia Pikedcin. Laurie Hans, Marilyn Caskey, Willard Beckham, Karen Gibson, John Wardwell, and _ Robert Lanchester opened May 13,7 979theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt
  • _ widy Tom Aldredge, Louis Berehtics Taina Elg, Jerry Lanning, Carol JoLugenbeal, Marciaee! and Peter Walkertheatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt
  • STANDBYS: Marina, Mrs. Voinitsky, Anne Ives; Sonya, Joanna Merlin; Elena, Taina Elg; Astrov, Michael Higgins; Ivan, Michael Ebert; Alexander, R. Mack Miller; Ilya, Tom Tarpeytheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt
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Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

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